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Often called the "Queen of the Epistles", this is a work of poetic
sense and very deep understanding of the nature of Christ
| Ephesians 1:1-14 |
Blessings - Paul begins the Queen of
Epistles by explaining the spiritual blessings we receive in
Christ. |
| Ephesians
1:15-23 |
Intercession in
the Church - Intercession in the Church |
| Ephesians 2:1-10 |
Great Love - Paul describes
the great love of God shown for us in Christ, past, present
and future. |
| Ephesians
2:11-22 |
Reconciliation - Paul
discourses on the subject of the reconciliation of Jew and
Gentile into one new thing, the Church. |
| Ephesians 3 |
Manifold Mystery - A
discourse on the mystery of the church: the union of Jew and
Gentile, as the grace of God. |
| Ephesians 4:1-10 |
Unity of the Church -
Paul, in chains, speaks to the unity of the church, the
character which keeps that unity and the Lordship of Christ. |
| Ephesians
4:11-16 |
Building the Body - The
division of labor in the church, to equip the church for
good works in unity. |
| Ephesians
4:17-32 |
Old Man, New Man -
Instructions concerning the nature of sin and seduction, how
to achieve the new self, the imitation of Christ. |
| Ephesians 5:1-14 |
Imitation of God - how
the imitation of God is the basic principle of Christian
conduct. |
| Ephesians
5:15-33 |
Wives in Submission -
In a highly controversial section, Paul explains the concept
of submission and applies it to wives with regard to their
husbands. |
| Ephesians 6:1-9 |
Children and Slaves.
Paul talks about fathers and children, and slaves and
Masters. |
| Ephesians
6:10-24 |
Armor of God - The famous
passage where Paul encourages us to put on the whole armor
of God. |
An earlier version of this series of lessons is found
here.
